Consumer
Flexstone invests €6.3m in ProA-backed Pastas Gallo
With Flexstone's support, the business plans to further bolster its expansion, launch new products and boost its growth
Chequers, Paragon to acquire Silverfleet's 7days
Sale process for the medical workwear company saw interest from FSN and Gilde, Mergermarket reported
RB Ventures invests in Oxwash
RB Ventures' Fabrice Beaulieu will take a position on the laundry company's board
Bregal Milestone to wholly acquire Greenstorm
Bregal has owned a minority stake in the Austria-based e-bike company since December 2018
Warburg Pincus invests in McMakler
Investor base of the online real estate agent and broker includes Balderton and GR Capital
Rhône Capital backs Illycaffè
With Rhône's support, the company intends to further boost its international expansion, primarily in the US
PAI buys Grand Frais grocery business EEF
PAI intends to support EEF in accelerating its growth plans, both organically and via external acquisitions
Edge invests in Blast
Investment manager Niall Santamaria led the investment for Edge and has been appointed to the board
VCs in €100m round for SellerX
Cherry Ventures, Felix Capital and Triple Point Capital have backed the seed round
Equistone sells Eschenbach to trade
UK-based Inspecs Group is to pay €94.85m for the eyewear business, according to a statement
Eurazeo buys Altaïr from Motion Equity for €115m
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Motion Equity, which bought the company from Azulis, Gimv and co-investors
Eurazeo exits Iberchem in €820m deal
Sale generates a cash-on-cash multiple of 2.1x and a 25% IRR for Eurazeo Capital
Permira hires Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley for Dr Martens' IPO – report
Permira acquired the brand in 2013 for ТЃ300m, with debt provided by Barclays
Mutares exits Nexive in €60m deal
Mutares and Dutch mail company Postnl sell the entire share capital of Nexive to Poste Italiane
Carlyle to explore sale options for Hunkemöller – report
GP had explored IPO options for the Netherlands-headquartered lingerie and loungewear chain in 2018
Aksia buys Nappi
This is the fourth acquisition made by Aksia Capital V, following its investments in Primo, Valpizza and Vomm
PE-backed Nets and Nexi sign agreement for merger
Deal values the Danish paytech company at тЌ7.8bn
BC to acquire Keesing from Ergon Capital, Mediahuis
Ergon invested through the тЌ350m buyout vehicle Ergon Capital III, which closed in 2010
Charterhouse buys Novetude Santé
GP intends to boost the company's growth, bolster its international expansion and pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Caledonia-backed Liberation acquires Wadworth pub portfolio
LGV Capital sold UK pub operator Liberation Group to Caledonia Investments for ТЃ118m in 2016
Electra hires Stifel for Hotter Shoes sale
Skelmersdale-based Hotter had revenues of ТЃ89.3m in the year ending on 31 January 2020
BWK buys minority stake in Qlocktwo
Managing director of the clock and watch producer, Jens Adamik, also takes a minority stake
Quadrivio acquires fashion brand GCDS
GP deploys capital from Made in Italy Fund, which targets companies across the fashion, design and food industries
Auctus buys Landbäckerei Sommer from SIP
SIP acquired the bakery chain in 2011 and has made returns of more than 20x its total investment